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Western technology ends up in Russian missiles. Moscow has found ways to circumvent trade restrictions using third countries.

According to the New York Times, US and EU officials detected a “surge” in electronic components being delivered to Russia that was “deemed as critical to the production of weapons, including Russian cruise missiles.”

Published documents show that senior tax and trade authorities noted an increase in the sale of chips and other electronic components to Russia via Armenia, Kazakhstan, and other nations.

Supplies include components that are crucial to the manufacture of weapons, including Russian missiles that have bombarded Ukrainian cities and civil energy infrastructure.

Armenia purchased five times more chips and processors from the US and two times more from the EU in 2022 than in previous year. The report claims that Armenia shipped 97% of those products to Russia.

Western nations seek ways to identify and penalize those who assist Russia in producing weapons. The EU Council designated sanction evasion as a crime.